10-Letter Words Matching _____U__D_

There are 12 10-letter words that match _____U__D_. 8 are common words, such as BODYGUARDS and DIMINUENDO. A rarer one is NOSEGUARDS. In this set, S is the most frequent open letter (10 words). 0 words contain a doubled letter.

Full list 12

bodyguardsdiminuendolifeguardsoverbuildsquadrupedsrearguardssafeguardsshinguardscomatulidsdiminuendifireguardsnoseguards

About this list

Words
12 (8 common words)
Common example
bodyguards
Rare example
noseguards
Doubled letters
0
Ending in S
10
Most frequent letter
S (10)

Questions

How many 10-letter words matching _____u__d_ are there?

12. 8 of them are common words.

What is a common example?

BODYGUARDS is among the common words in this set.